Artabri
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According to Strabo
, the Artabri (or Arrotrebae) were an ancient Gallaecian
Celtic tribe, living in the extreme north-west of modern Galicia, about Cape Nerium (Finisterre)
, in the later counties of A Coruña
's or Ferrol
. Strabo reports several seaports among the Artabri. Ptolemy
places them among Galaeci Lucenses and gives their capital town as Lucus Augusti (now Lugo
).
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
, the Artabri (or Arrotrebae) were an ancient Gallaecian
Gallaecia
Gallaecia or Callaecia, also known as Hispania Gallaecia, was the name of a Roman province and an early Mediaeval kingdom that comprised a territory in the north-west of Hispania...
Celtic tribe, living in the extreme north-west of modern Galicia, about Cape Nerium (Finisterre)
Cape Finisterre
right|thumb|300px|Position of Cape Finisterre on the [[Iberian Peninsula]]Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain....
, in the later counties of A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
's or Ferrol
Ferrol
Ferrol can refer to:* Ferrol, Spain, industrial city and naval station in Galicia * Ferrol, Virginia, town in the United States of America* Ferrol, Romblon, municipality in the Philippines* Ferrol, Peninsula, Peru, South America...
. Strabo reports several seaports among the Artabri. Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
places them among Galaeci Lucenses and gives their capital town as Lucus Augusti (now Lugo
Lugo
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...
).